: the manual application of sudden upward pressure on the upper abdomen of a choking victim to force a foreign object from the trachea
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What to do when a baby is choking Mass General Brigham warned that the Heimlich maneuver should not be used on infants younger than 12 months.
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Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
Schools will also be mandated to provide information regarding emergency procedures and lifesaving techniques, including AED use, hands-only CPR and the Heimlich maneuver.
—Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
But if the Bucs stumble in the next five weeks — or someone saves the Falcons with the Heimlich maneuver — this would be Exhibit A in the case against the head coach.
—John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
If a child swallows a battery, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia also warns against trying to induce vomiting, giving any medication, drinking milk or water or trying the Heimlich maneuver.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
Schools will also be mandated to provide information regarding emergency procedures and lifesaving techniques, including AED use, hands-only CPR and the Heimlich maneuver.
—Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
But if the Bucs stumble in the next five weeks — or someone saves the Falcons with the Heimlich maneuver — this would be Exhibit A in the case against the head coach.
—John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
If a child swallows a battery, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia also warns against trying to induce vomiting, giving any medication, drinking milk or water or trying the Heimlich maneuver.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for Heimlich maneuver
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Heimlich maneuver
noun
Heim·lich maneuver
ˈhīm-lik- 
: a method for forcing an object out the airway of a choking person that involves standing behind the person with arms wrapped about the person's waist and applying sudden upward pressure with the fist to the area directly above the navel
Etymology
named after Henry J. Heimlich, an American surgeon born in 1920
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